Twilight and her friends kept a sharp eye out as they strolled back into Ponyville Proper, the ancient and legendary Elements of Harmony bound to their respective bearers. The relics had been somewhat easy to find and activate, the trip to the Castle of the Two Sisters being far more dangerous than she had expected.

For some reason, they hadn't seen hide nor tail of Nightmare Moon since entering the forest. Twilight was almost 100% certain that she'd face off against the alicorn in the Castle, but instead, it seemed as though the Nightmare was content with fortifying her defense in Ponyville.

"Be careful, girls, we have no idea what Nightmare Moon could be hiding," Twilight warned as they approached the center of town.

"Yeah, she could be waiting to use some dark-magic thing that could freeze all of our fur solid!" Rainbow said as she circled above.

"Or maybe she'll try and force everypony here to serve under her," Rarity speculated.

"Or maybe she's crying into Platinum's shoulder on that bench," Pinkie said, pointing to the two.

Twilight's eyes widened as she saw that the Knight-Prince was indeed hugging the Mare of the Moon. Looking at the mare now, however, Twilight noticed that the mare's coat was far lighter than before, her mane less of a haze as her armor faded into a simple set of blue regalia. The mare was holding the biped closely as she sobbed into his shoulder, her smaller form being encompassed by his lengthy arms.

"Wha... what?" Twilight paused as she watched the two hold onto one another.

"Is that... is that supposed to be Nightmare Moon?" Rainbow Dash asked. "What happened to her mane? And why is her armor gone?"

"I don't think that's the same pony, look at her," Rarity observed. "She doesn't exude any negativity that the mare from before had. Who is that?"

"That would be Princess Luna."

Twilight's eyes widened as she and the other mares turned around, gasping in surprise.

"Princess Celestia!"

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Luna lifted her head off of Platinum's shoulder when she heard the voice and name of her sister.

"Sister?" Luna gasped as she turned.

Standing a few meters away, with a small, warm smile bordered by streams of tears, was the elder sister of the two alicorns. She shakily trotted forward, choking back a sob as her smile widened.

"L-lulu."

Luna jumped off of the bench and spread her wings.

"Tia!" she cried.

The two alicorns slammed into one another, wrapping their hooves around each others' barrels, crying out in joy as they reunited for the first time in a thousand years.

"Luna-a-a!" Celestia sobbed as he nuzzled her sister's mane.

"T-t-tia!" Luna half-shouted as she buried her face into her sister's alabaster coat.

The two stood in the center of the town, holding on to each other as they wept for joy, their aching hearts finally mending as they poured every ounce of their souls into the reunion.

As they did, ponies around town watched on as their ruler embraced her sister, smiling, crying and cheering from the sheer emotion of the two sisters.

Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity watched in silent awe as the ruler of their world revealed her innermost pain to them all, the unicorn shedding a few tears herself. Pinkie and Fluttershy wept silently as they smiled for the sisters' happy reunion. Twilight was stunned to see that the prophecy of The Mare in the Moon had taken such an unexpected, bizarre turn that she couldn't have even thought would happen, but still, to argue against the tearful reunion would be seen as some kind of crime, and she smiled for her mentor.

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Platinum watched as his mother and Luna slowly backed away from one another, smiling and nuzzling as they tried to look presentable to their subjects.

"Ponies of Ponyville, I thank you all for your patience and fortitude regarding this day's hectic events," Celestia said, trying to go for damage control. "But today, as of now, is far more than just a celebration of summer. As of now, I am proud and overjoyed to present you with my sister, your Princess, Princess Luna."

The ponies cheered and hollered for the blue mare, the alicorn smiling as she heard her name being chanted.

"W-we thank thee all for thine gracious support of your Princess!" Luna said. "At last, we have conquered the darkness of our heart, and we eagerly wish for thine town to start the festivities for this most joyous of moments!"

With that, the ponies cheered again as somepony started playing music.

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Two Hours Later
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Princess Luna wiped away at her eyes with a hoof-kerchief, a smile etched into her face as she had several ponies come and go to congratulate her on her supposed triumph over her dark powers.

She didn't enjoy the idea of lying to these citizens, but then again, she supposed that telling them of Dark Magic was a lie to begin with, as well.

Again, she played back the memories of the biped and his tales of the strange phenomenons known as, [Stands].

She felt a nudge on her wing and looked to see her sister smiling at her.

"Tia," she greeted.

"Luna, how are you liking the celebration?"

"Tis a marvelous affair. To think Earth Ponies use such complex matrices of spells and metalwork to weave such sounds at the tips of their hooves, and those, 'Speakers,' as they are called. What sort of runic powers makes such enjoyable symphonies?"

"That would be a musician of the name, 'Vinyl Scratch,' sister. And the speakers and equipment she uses are products of the modern era. This might be shocking, but they are made with relatively little magic involved."

Luna's eyes widened as she gasped.

"Truly?"

Celestia nodded.

"Yes, indeed."

"How are you two doing?"

Luna and Celestia turned their heads to see a familiar biped approach. Luna smiled warmly as Celestia beamed.

"Platinum, how are you dear? I heard that you and Luna may have gotten into a bit of a scuffle."

Platinum chuckled.

"That's a way of saying it, I suppose."

He began to rub the back of his head with one arm as he smiled sheepishly.

"Hey, Princess Luna? Sorry about that whole, 'punching you through a building and then breaking a rib,' thing earlier. If I had known that a heart-to-heart would have worked, I would have stopped all the hooplah that made everypony panic."

Luna teared up a bit before shaking her head.

"Nay, stalwart Knight, We should apologize for attempting to end thine life in such a way."

"Oh, don't worry about it, I've practiced under worse conditions."

"Praytell, however, the strange magical spawn that follows thou about? We believe the word used for the strange familiar was, [Stand]?"

Platinum lowered his arms and nodded.

"Yes. And the fact that you can see it means that you've got one too."

"Wait, Luna, you can see his power?" Celestia asked.

"Thou art unable to see it?" Luna asked. "Thine [Stand] was verily solid in its appearance, such is the sign of powerful magics."

"Well, Princess, the thing is that [Stands] aren't magical in nature," Platinum explained. "They're a manifestation of a being's soul and mental fortitude. Which brings me to point out, that wasn't Dark Magic like you thought it was possessing you."

Celestia and Luna's eyes went wide at this.

"W-what?" Celestia muttered.

"No, I'm sure of it. I was able to damage it and through that, damage you. Only [Stands] can cause damage to another [Stand], and the user ends up receiving the same wounds. When I punched into it, you felt it, didn't you? You can't feel somepony hit a levitation spell, but you felt my [Stand] when I struck back."

Luna nodded along, her mind a vortex as she absorbed the information.

"Then... the Nightmare-"

"[Nightmare Moon] is a [Stand], so it was effected by your emotional state."

"But, if what thou art saying is truth, then why is Our [Stand] so different to thine own?"

"Because [Stands] come in different forms unique to their user. Since you're an alicorn, it became a [Stand] with powers that would only effect you in a certain way, hence your ability to turn intangible and heal faster."

"Then... It shall return."

"Actually, it's not gone, even now. It's in your shadow."

Luna gasped as she looked down. Indeed, she could see the glint of her old armor in the ground beneath her hooves.

"Calm down, Princess, as long as you don't lose your sense of self, it'll follow your command," Platinum instructed.

Luna took a few deep breaths as she tried to calm herself down, looking to Platinum.

"Then... h-how dost We control it? Why did the Elements of Harmony banish Us if this power is not of Dark Magic?"

"I wouldn't know, sorry. But still, you need to learn how to use it properly. You need somepony willing to teach you how to use your [Stand]. And luckily," Platinum smiled as he pointed a thumb at himself, "you've got a nephew willing to reach out for you!"

"N-nephew?" Luna asked.

Celestia moved to Platinum's side as she nodded.

"It's true, sister," she said, "Platinum is adopted into the Bluestar lineage."

"Truly? Spectacular! We remember the first Bluestar from a thousand years ago, the gentlestallion with such a heart that he even made Us fawn for a time! Sister, is the lineage still around to this day? Does his name survive in his descendants?"

Celestia nodded.

"Indeed it does. Prince Blueblood the Seventeenth and Platinum currently hold the title of the Heirs to the Courts, and they insist on earning Knighthood in the true way."

"Truly wonderful," Luna said. "And thou shalt teach me the ways of [Stands]?"

"Of course I will!" Platinum said as he wrapped an arm around each of the Princesses' necks before pulling them into a hug. "That's what family's for!"

With that, the three smiled and hugged in a small circle for a moment before Luna spoke.

"Platinum, We wonder something."

"What is it?"

"Would We be able to change Our [Stand]'s name? We feel that Nightmare would be unfit for one such as Ourself."

"Well, we'll have to find a fortune teller who specializes in Tarot Cards, then."

"The ancient practice of Tarot? It still persists to this day?"

"Sure has, it's how your [Stand]'s powers and name are determined. I'm sure that a fortune teller would probably tell you something new to name it, since you're no longer... well, you know."

"Indeed. And what of thine own [Stand]?"

Platinum smiled as he stood up and posed, his fingers locking together as his [Stand] did, showing off its clock-faced hands. The [Stand] towered over Platinum with a smirk as Platinum pressed his palms together.

"My [Stand] goes by the name..."

The [Stand] and Platinum clenched their fists before knocking their knuckles together, Platinum moving his arms to point his index and middle fingers out as his knees bent at a 45 degree angle.

"[The World]!"

Author's Notes:

[Stand] Name: [Nightmare Moon]
Strength: E
Speed: D
Range: S
Precision: B
Durability: E
Learning: C

[Stand] User: Princess Luna

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[Stand] Name: The World
Strength: A
Speed: A
Range: C
Precision: A
Durability: A
Learning: N/A

[Stand] User: Platinum Bluestar